Internal Controls: What They Are, What They Aren’t & How to Plug the Holes – March 2025

Description

$150 (per person) includes an online webinar for 2 hours of CPE credit

Best practices, government regulations and policy standards all require organizations to build and document sound internal controls – both in government and out.

Certainly not a new concept, ‘Internal Controls’ have come to mean so many things to so many diverse audiences. Decades-old models, like COSO and similar frameworks that were supposed to be the comprehensive all-in solution, have not always kept up with the speed of emerging risks and opportunities.

In this 2-hour webinar, we’ll examine the broad concept of internal controls in government operations – what they are and especially what they aren’t. We’ll look at what works, plus address the recurring reasons controls fail. You’ll also build an action checklist to close the divide between control purpose and control results in any government entity.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize what internal controls are – and what they most definitely are not
• Identify meaningful hard control procedures and soft control behaviors
• Recognize the real reasons controls fail over time, even in your organization
• Determine why and how to build a “How do I know?” culture at key control points
• Identify options for teaching showing employees and managers at all levels about ‘Why’ a control is important before addressing the ‘How’ and ‘When’ of the procedure
• Recognize how to influence control improvement while respecting auditing standards covering independence

Program Level: Basic
Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental)
Who Should Attend: Auditors
Prerequisites: none
Advanced Preparation Required: none
Instructional Method: Webinar (Group Internet Based)
CPE Credit Hours: 2

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central

Webinar Leader:

John J. Hall, CPA

John J. Hall, CPA, has worked as an auditor, professional speaker, consultant, and author for over 45 years. He builds and delivers live and virtual keynote presentations, skills training seminars, webinars, and in-person conference presentations for auditors, including over 3,500 live presentations to date. John is best known for bringing practical, proven, efficient solutions to real-world business challenges (including especially fraud risks!!!) faced by clients and program participants.

John is the founder and President of Hall Consulting, Inc. In addition to 30-plus years as a self-employed speaker, auditor and consultant, John has worked in senior leadership positions in large corporations and international public accounting and consulting firms. He’s a member of the National Speakers Association, the American Institute of CPAs, and the Institute of Internal Auditors.

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